Fun at the Iosco County Museum

Thanks to the fire Dave was on a few weeks ago, he had some extra time off and didn't have to work Saturday. We decided to check off another activity from our summer bucket list and go to the Iosco County Museum.

 This gorgeous building sits on the shores of the Tawas Bay and houses the Iosco County Museum. We were happy to be the only people in the museum and received the undivided attention of the director. She was SO nice! She showed us the museum's visiting attraction, some dinosaur bones and fossils, and was more than happy for us to handle anything we wanted to. Jed got to use an antique cabbage chopper, a typewriter, a record player and play with Linkin Logs and a doll house with the tiniest furniture. The director also gave Hank a fun textured book with dinosaurs that he got to keep! Dave and I had so much fun and wished we could have spent more time looking. My favorite exhibit was a collection of taxidermied birds and a baby fawn that was given to the museum by a man who learned taxidermy by correspondence course.

The boys' favorite part of the day was exploring the carriage house.

 They enjoyed the stagecoach the most. Jed decided a stagecoach would be a great way to travel, as long as he didn't have to share a seat.

 We also liked this extremely classy hearse.

 I would love to have been friends with Mrs. Ward G. Dexel and been invited for a ride and gossip session in this carriage.

 Jed's absolute favorite was getting to be up close and personal with this train. Every time we drive through town, he points it out and tells me we need to go see it. He was so thrilled to finally be able to do so.

He also really enjoyed bouncing on this sleigh's seat. It was totally disgusting--so much dust poofed out when he bounced the first time.

For some reason, Jed also loved that little "cannon." He kept running to it after sitting on something else.

We had a really great day together. After our museum visit, we walked down to the harbor to see some of the big yachts and sailboats moored at the marina, played at the playground and poked our fingers in the fountain. I love simple, fun days like that!